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'''Seithr''', also known by many variants and variant spellings including [[Seithkonir]], are Nordic witches of ill repute that use a magic system that is not Rune Magic, nor Hermetic Magic.<ref>''[[Hedge Magic Revised Edition]]'', Chapter Seven: "Vitkir", p. 121 (insert "Female Vitkir"))</ref>
'''Seithr''', also known by many variants and variant spellings including ''Seithkona'' (plural ''Seithkonur'') and [[Seithkonir]], are Nordic witches of ill repute that use a magic system taught by Gullveig exclusively to women.  That magic system is not [[Rune Magic]], nor Hermetic Magic.<ref>''[[Hedge Magic Revised Edition]]'', Chapter Seven: "Vitkir", p. 121 (insert "Female Vitkir")</ref>
==Previous Editions==
In Fourth Edition the Seithkonur are described in [[Ultima Thule|Ultima Thule: Mythic Scandinavia]]<ref>''[[Ultima Thule|Ultima Thule: Mythic Scandinavia]]'', pp. 63-64</ref> and later referenced and further elaborated in [[Land of Fire and Ice|Land of Fire and Ice: Mythic Iceland]].  They are described as having access to ''fylgja'', protective animal spirits, and in many cases may shapeshift into the guise of their fylgja.
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Seithr, also known by many variants and variant spellings including Seithkona (plural Seithkonur) and Seithkonir, are Nordic witches of ill repute that use a magic system taught by Gullveig exclusively to women. That magic system is not Rune Magic, nor Hermetic Magic.[1]

Previous Editions

In Fourth Edition the Seithkonur are described in Ultima Thule: Mythic Scandinavia[2] and later referenced and further elaborated in Land of Fire and Ice: Mythic Iceland. They are described as having access to fylgja, protective animal spirits, and in many cases may shapeshift into the guise of their fylgja.

References

  1. Hedge Magic Revised Edition, Chapter Seven: "Vitkir", p. 121 (insert "Female Vitkir")
  2. Ultima Thule: Mythic Scandinavia, pp. 63-64